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The remit of the committee is to consider and report on (a) further and higher education, lifelong learning, schools, pre-school care, skills and other matters falling within the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning; and (b) matters relating to culture and the arts falling within the responsibility of the Minister for Europe, External Affairs and Culture.

Membership

Karen Whitefield (Convener)
Kenneth Gibson (Deputy Convener)
Claire Baker
Aileen Campbell

Ken Macintosh
Christina McKelvie
Elizabeth Smith
Margaret Smith

For further information on the Committee's current and past membership including substitutes, follow this link. Information on how to contact the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee can be found on the Contact Details page.

Current Business
The Committee agreed its current work programme of 17 September 2008. Click here to view the work programme. The Committee was designated as lead committee on the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday 6 October 2008. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill homepage The Committee issued a call for written evidence to seek views on the general principles of the Bill from all interested individuals and organisations. The deadline for responses has now passed. The Committee is currently scrutinising the Scottish Government's budget process for 2009-10. Please follow the link below for information on the Committee's consideration of the budget relevanty to their remit. Committee's scrutiny of the budget process The Committee is also lead committee on the Provision of School Lunches (Disapplication of the Requirement to Charge) (Scotland) Order 2008 (SSI 2008/draft). As part of its scrutiny of the instrument, the Committee invited every local authority in Scotland, along with COSLA, to submit written evidence on the draft Order. Written submissions from COSLA and local authorities (505KB pdf published 28.11.2008) Further information on all these items may be found on the Current Business page.

Committee Meetings
View live committee meetings or view archived committee meetings Next Meeting: 29th Meeting, Wednesday 3 December 2008 Papers 29 (727KB pdf first posted 28.11.2008) The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1. 1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 7 in private. 2. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the draft Fundable Bodies (Scotland) Order 2008 (SSI 2008/draft) from— Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Andrew Scott, Director of Lifelong Learning, Anne Black, Policy Officer, Further and Adult Education, and Stephen O'Connor, Policy Officer, Higher Education and Learner Support, Scottish Government. 3. Subordinate legislation: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning to move S3M-2832— That the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee recommends that the draft Fundable Bodies (Scotland) Order 2008 be approved. 4. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the draft Protection of Charities Assets (Exemption) and the Charity Test (Specified Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2008 (SSI 2008/draft) from— Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Andrew Scott, Director of Lifelong Learning, Anne Black, Policy Officer, Further and Adult Education, and Stephen O'Connor, Policy Officer, Higher Education and Learner Support, Scottish Government. 5. Subordinate legislation: Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, to move S3M-2833— That the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee recommends that the draft Protection of Charities Assets (Exemption) and the Charity Test (Specified Bodies) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2008 be approved. 6. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will take evidence on the Bill at Stage 1 from— Robin McKendrick, Support for Learning Division, Head of Branch and Bill Team Leader, and Susan Gilroy, Support for Learning Division, Policy Officer and Bill Team Official, Scottish Government. 7. Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill: The Committee will consider written evidence recieved from local authorities and decide which to invite to give oral evidence. Last Meeting: 28th Meeting, Wednesday 19 November 2008 Papers 28 (316KB pdf first posted 14.11.2008) Minute of Proceedings of Meeting 19 November 2008 Official Report of Meeting 19 November 2008 Previous Meetings

Committee Reports
Recent Committee Reports: 03 December 2008 8th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 20 November 2008 7th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 24 June 2008 6th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 12 June 2008 5th Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation 2 June 2008 4th Report 2008: Annual Report 2007-08 2 June 2008 3rd Report 2008: Stage 1 Report on the Creative Scotland Bill 22 May 2008 2nd Report 2008: Subordinate Legislation Previous Reports.